Senator Mitch McConnell

Republican  •  Kentucky  •  5th Term  •  Sworn In 1985
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11/23/09
MUTH 11/23/2009 at Desert Conservative

10 Things You Should Know About Reid's Health Care Bill (Sen. Mitch McConnell) - Democrats have spent six weeks behind closed doors putting together a trillion-dollar experiment in government-run health care that raises premiums, ...

11/23/09
BlueRidgeForum » Tea Partiers:Read the Bill! GOP Senators:No ...

After the so-called 'stimulus' package came back to the Senate from the House on Friday, February 13, we asked one parliamentary expert whether Republican leader senator Mitch McConnell then had an opportunity to insist that the bill be ...

11/23/09
Commentary » Blog Archive » Flotsam and Jetsam

'We don't often ignore the wishes of the American people,' [Mitch] McConnell (R-Ky.) said, noting 'it's hard to handicap' the outcome.” Sen. Ben Nelson has started things rolling: “Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), who is uncommitted mo

Source: Commentary
11/23/09
Senate Republicans Stick Together Against the Senate Health Bill ...

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) said on a Sunday morning show that any Republican health care bill won't be as long or as comprehensive as what the Democrats are attempting. “If you expect Mitch McConnell to roll in a wheelbarrow with a ...

11/23/09
courier-journal.com | Experience Oldham | The Courier-Journal

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell on Monday warned Oldham County business owners that the proposed health care bill will only make economic conditions worse for them. To stimulate the economy, "a good first step would be to kill this health ...

11/23/09
GOP Meme: Senate Health Care Bill Actually Costs $2.5 Trillion | TPMDC

In this USA Today counterpoint, Sen. John Ensign (R-NV), cites this article in The Hill. But the article in question simply quotes Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) who seems to pull the number out of thin air. ...

11/23/09
Freedom's Lighthouse: GOP Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell ...

Here is video of Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell saying yesterday he knows the "American people don't want us to do this," referring to the Senate Health Care Bill that will be debated in the full Senate beginning after ...

11/23/09
McConnell: GOP still has a shot at blocking health bill - The ...

Republicans still have a shot at stopping health reform legislation in the Senate, their leader said Monday. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky. ... But on Sunday, two of those senators -- Nelson and Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) - - said they wou

Source: News
11/23/09
John Ensign Scandal: Mistress's Husband Speaks Out, Says Senator ...

Sen. John Ensign's future grew more unsettled Friday as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell declined to offer his support or express confidence in the embattled... Letterman Becomes Late Night Target After Admitting To Affairs (VIDEO ...

11/22/09
RealClearPolitics - Sens. McConnell, Bennet, Brown & Shaheen on ...

Senator Durbin and the Democrats say, Well, we have a plan. Maybe it's not perfect, but where's the Republican plan? (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP). DURBIN: I challenged Mitch McConnell and the Senate Republicans to produce a health care bill that ...

11/22/09
HotAirPundit: Senator Mitch McConnell on CNN: "We Know That The ...

Senator Mitch McConnell on CNN: "We Know That The American People Don't Want Us To Do This". McConnell: $500 Billion in Medicare cuts over 10 years. McConnell: "We ought to repeal the balance of the Stimulus package" (I agree Senato

11/22/09
American Grand Jury

Your Congress at work - Health Care by Sen. Mitch McConnell. November 22nd, 2009. Mitch McConnell. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks (as prepared) on the Senate floor Friday ...

11/22/09
Health Care Bill Clears Senate Hurdle - WSB News on wsbradio.com

The Republican leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, said the vote was anything but procedural casting it as a referendum on the bill itself, which he said would raise taxes, cut Medicare and create a ``massive and unsustainable ...

Source: WSB News
11/22/09
A Liberal's Hit List: Sen. Mitch McChinless Ties Himself in Knots ...

At a press conference today, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) accused Democrats who reject the GOP's premise of "twisting themselves into a pretzel," adding, "That's not what the American people think. They think that beginning

11/22/09
The Political Carnival: Sunday Talkers

State of the Union: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH); Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO); Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH); Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY); Democratic Strategist James Carville; Republican Strategist Mary Matalin; ...

11/22/09
TPMDC Sunday Roundup | TPMDC

Appearing on Fox News Sunday, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) said that any Republican health care bill won't be as long or as comprehensive as what the Democrats are attempting. "If you expect Mitch McConnell to roll in a wheelbarrow with ...

11/22/09
McConnell, Hutchison Don't Echo Call For Geithner Resignation ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.), asked on CNN's “State of the Union” whether Geithner should resign, said, “I'm not here to call for anybody's resignation today.” Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R., Texas) said Brady “was right to bring it

11/22/09
nky.Com | Kentucky Enquirer | Kentucky Politics » McConnell ...

In a speech on the Senate floor shortly before the 8 p.m. vote, Sen. Mitch McConnell called the bill “a massive monument to bureaucracy and spending.” After the vote, he issued this statement: “The health care debate is now officially ...

11/22/09
Rethugs, I hope this gives you some cloture…I mean, closure ...

Democratic leaders defended their bill, with Reid saying of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), “The facts he is talking about do not exist, except in the minds of people who do not understand this bill.” ...

11/22/09
Senate Health Care Bill, Cloture, Debate, Senate schedule, Senate ...

Here's what Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell just said: “This bill may have been drafted behind closed doors but now it's the American people's turn to have their voices heard. ..” IN THIS ALERT: 1. Senate schedule ... SEN. BLANCHE L

11/22/09
November 22: 8 Best Moments from Sunday Talk

...after a big win for Democrats on health reform and a chorus of voices in the GOP are already trying to bring them down. Sen. Mitch McConnell's take on CNN’s State of the Union: the bill will only pass if Democrats are "hell bent" on ignoring Americans

11/22/09
Firedoglake » Sunday Talking Heads: November 22, 2009

Are There Signs of Carteresque Weakness in the Obama Presidency? CNN's State of the Union: Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and “his views on the health care bill, the war in Afghanistan, and the New York trial of alleged 9/11 plotter Khalid ...

Source: Firedoglake
11/22/09
News | The Independent UK - US health care bill clears Senate hurdle

The Republican leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell, said the vote was anything but procedural ? casting it as a referendum on the bill itself, which he said would raise taxes, cut the government's Medicare program that provides coverage for ...

11/21/09
Senate Vote On Health Care Reform » senate vote, senate, cspan, us ...

The Republican leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, said the vote was anything but procedural – casting it as a referendum on the bill itself, which he said would raise taxes, cut Medicare and create a “massive and unsustainable ...

11/21/09
Sen. Mary Landrieu;Will Vote to Begin Health Care Debate ...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell called the bill "monstrous" and, citing the Congressional Budget Office, said it would not bring down costs. Democrats said their legislation could make historic and necessary improvements in the ...

11/21/09
Republic Broadcasting Network » Blog Archive » Health Care Bill ...

The Republican leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, said the vote was anything but procedural — casting it as a referendum on the bill itself, which he said would raise taxes, cut Medicare and create a “massive and unsustainable ...

11/21/09
In The Days: Current news events in the light of biblical prophecy ...

The Republican leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, said the vote was anything but procedural — casting it as a referendum on the bill itself, which he said would raise taxes, cut Medicare and create a “massive and unsustainable ...

Source: In The Days
11/21/09
Mitchell Bard: It's too Early to Celebrate the Senate Health Care Vote

during President Obama's health care address to a joint session of Congress. - Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said that passing health care reform with a public option could "cost you your life." - Rep. Paul Broun of Georgia, who, ...

11/21/09
Pundit & Pundette: Reports of Broder's retirement greatly exaggerated

Robert Costa on the Corner reported that Sen. Mitch McConnell cited Broder effectively in his remarks, quoting this portion of Broder's piece on the unpopularity of ObamaCare and rampant distrust of Congress (and Obama): ...

11/21/09
Big Government » Blog Archive » Sen Reid: Opposition to Health ...

Reid appeared to take a shot at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who spoke right before him. “Now he said, anyone who votes for this is going to have a lot of explaining to do,” Reid said during his floor speech today. ...

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